Plan Generation Pilot

This information is for participants of the Plan Generation pilot ONLY

Preview page layout

Preview layout allows you to view, download, and print your Title and Survey layout plan sheets as they will appear in the Record of Survey, including title block information.

Preview layout sheets

Once you have finished editing your layout plan sheets and are ready to generate your plans, you can preview the final layouts as they will appear in the Record of Survey.

Where a page is blank, or has no diagram added, it will appear in Preview layout. You should delete this page from Layout Plan Sheets so it is not included in the compiled Record of Survey or Title plan. 

Preview layout shows the preview of the sheets you are currently editing – either the Title sheets or the Survey sheets, not both at once.  

  1. In Layout Plan Sheets, ensure you are currently viewing the set of sheets you want to preview. You can switch between title and survey sheets at the bottom left of the screen under Change sheet view. 

    image of layout plan sheets screen, highlighting Title sheet diagram at top left of screen, and the Change sheet view button at bottom left of screen.

  2. Select Preview layout from the bottom right of the screen.

    image of layout plan sheets screen, highlighting Preview Layout at bottom right of screen.

  3. A message will appear: Processing... Preparing preview of Layout Plan Sheets.

    Screenshot of the processing popup that appears after clicking Preview Layout.
  4. Once complete, the preview opens in another browser tab.

You will need to have popups enabled for this site to be able to preview layout.

Working with previewed layout sheets

From the Preview layout window, you can view, print, and download the previewed layout pages. Your specific options will depend on the browser you use (the screenshots below are in Chrome).

View pages

You can view the individual pages of the layout sheets by:

  • scrolling through the document using your mouse wheel
  • using the scroll bar on the right of the screen (a)
  • selecting the thumbnail on the left side of the screen for the page you want to view (b). If you are using a Microsoft Edge browser, you’ll need to select the Contents icon in the top left of the header to bring up the thumbnail image
  • typing the page number in the bar at the top of the screen (c).
     
screenshot of the previewed layout plan sheets in a Chrome browser window. The scroll bar on the right is marked a. The thumbnails on the left are marked b. The page number at top of screen are marked c.

You can zoom in and out by using the:

  • Plus icon to zoom in
  • Minus icon to zoom out 
     
screenshot of the zoom icons at top of the previewed layout plan sheet.

You can also hold CTRL on your keyboard while using your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.

Use the Fit to Width/Fit to Page toggle to automatically adjust the current page view:

  • Fit to width scales the page to fit the width of the browser window
  • Fit to page scales the page to its extents, so you can see the entire page 
     
screenshot of the fit to width icons at top of the previewed layout plan sheet.

Use the Rotate icon to rotate the entire document 90 degrees. You cannot rotate individual pages. 
 

screenshot of the rotate icon at top of the previewed layout plan sheet.

Download pages

Select the Download or Save icon at top right of your screen to save as a PDF to your preferred location.
 

screenshot of the download icon at top of the previewed layout plan sheet.

Print

Select the Print icon at top right of your screen to print the layout sheets. 
 

screenshot of the print icon at top of the previewed layout plan sheet.
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